Projects

'Projects' consists of 5 solo exhibitions opening as part of Art Franschhoek.
‘A Ramble Of Plates’ by Lisa Ringwood
‘Genesis’ by Zemba Luzamba
‘Faceless’ by Richard Smith
‘Square Clouds in a High Sky’ by John Newdigate
‘Tokkies And Taggies’ by Ardmore Ceramics

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‘A Ramble Of Plates’ by Lisa Ringwood

Drawing inspiration from the South African landscape, Lisa Ringwood’s latest body of work invites the viewer to get lost with her on lonely dirt roads and to ramble across vast expanses of the Karoo. Delicately decorated, Ringwood’s vessels combine the rich history of clay with serene and whimsical moments that she observes on her daily excursions into nature.

‘Genesis’ by Zemba Luzamba

Congolese painter, Zemba Luzamba continues to interrogate and satirise social and political power structures in Africa. A contemporary realist, Luzamba's paintings present life-like accounts of ordinary subjects whilst stopping short at overt commentary. Luzamba hovers on the border of satire often appearing to mimic the colonial lifestyle of the postcolonial elites, while simultaneously bringing it into question.

‘Faceless’ by Richard Smith

Richard Smith’s often refers to his paintings as 'accidental', a reflection of an artist unafraid to let his brush provide the inspiration. Smith has a unique voice where the act of painting is foremost, whilst form and content are secondary. His finished works are richly layered, stimulating and exciting abstract figurative works.

‘Square Clouds in a High Sky’ by John Newdigate

Gardens represent our constant struggle to create benign and controlled pockets of the natural world in the midst of suburbia. For ceramicist John Newdigate, this desire to construct and control an artificial version of nature acts as a metaphor for our constant desire to control the ways in which we are perceived by others. Playing with contrasting graphic elements, examining the relationship between sharp and fuzzy lines, randomness and structure, Newdigate continues to explore the possibilities of abstract design on the surfaces of his functional ceramic vessels.

‘Tokkies And Taggies’ by Ardmore Ceramics

Mischievous, and sometimes malevolent, tokoloshes and tagati, are fabled creatures from Zulu mythology. These mythical beings are given physical form by a group of young artists from Ardmore Ceramics, who have created a series of allegorical ceramic figures that combine age-old legends with contemporary social issues.